Patient Safety Partner

We are looking to recruit a Patient Safety Partner. Candidates will demonstrate a genuine commitment to developing excellent health services along with an understanding of and broad interest in patient safety. They will be expected to apply their skills, knowledge, and experience to support decision making that will drive forward the Partnership' ambition to improve and embed a strong patient safety culture, through Quality Improvement, Quality Reviews and learning. The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

The Patient Safety Partner (PSP) role is an exciting new and innovative role, a key member of our Patient Safety Team, committed to ensuring the lived experience voice has a positive influence across all levels of the organisation to improve patient safety. NLMHP recognises, values and supports the very important role Patient Safety Partners will play and that their active contributions are integral to the organisation's development and in achieving its aims. The PSP will work with staff as equal partners to influence and improve the governance and leadership of safety within the Trusts.

As part of the Patient Safety Team and with close working relationships with the Service User Experience and Engagement Team, the PSP will be fully supported with training provided.

The ideal candidate will have personal or lived experience of using mental health services and/or as a family member or carer of someone who has used mental health care services.

The Patient Safety Partner will be to work with staff across both Trusts to ensure that we prioritise the safety requirements of our patients, thereby helping to eliminate avoidable incidents and serious incidents and improving the quality of our services. The Patient Safety Partner will co-lead on the development and delivery of staff training in relation to patient safety, lead on patient safety-related projects, and ensure involvement of experts by experience in patient safety processes and practices.

The following are examples of responsibilities and work that Patient Safety Partners will lead or be directly involved in:

• Quality and Safety groups (core member).
• Review, analysis and cascading of safety related information.
• Patient safety-related projects.
• Staff patient safety training.
• Investigation oversight groups.
• The development and implementation of the Patient Safety Strategy and other relevant strategies and policies.
  
  

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Limb Job title: Patient Safety Lead & Patient Safety Specialist Email address: [email protected]